It's a Mother

It's a Mother is the 26th full-length studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in August 1969, by King Records.^[1][3]

It's a Mother
Studio album by James Brown
Released	August 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Funk, soul, R&B
Length	37:08
Label	King
Producer	James Brown
James Brown chronology
The Popcorn (1969) It's a Mother (1969) Ain't It Funky (1970)
Singles from It's a Mother
"Mother Popcorn" Released: June 1969

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 6, 1969, peaking at No. 26 during a twenty two-week run on the chart.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mother Popcorn, Pt. 1"	James Brown, Alfred Ellis	3:16
2.	"Mother Popcorn, Pt. 2"	James Brown, Alfred Ellis	3:01
3.	"Mashed Potato Popcorn, Pt. 1"	James Brown	2:59
4.	"Mashed Potato Popcorn, Pt. 2"	James Brown	3:18
5.	"I'm Shook"	James Brown	2:50
6.	"Popcorn With a Feeling" (instrumental)	James Brown, Alfonzo Kellum, Clyde Stubblefield, Jimmy Nolen, St. Clair Pinckney	2:56
7.	"The Little Groove Maker Me, Pt. 1"	James Brown, Bud Hobgood	2:59
8.	"The Little Groove Maker Me, Pt. 2"	James Brown, Bud Hobgood	2:18
9.	"Any Day Now"	Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard	3:29
10.	"If I Ruled the World"	Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse	4:01
11.	"You're Still Out of Sight"	James Brown	3:07
12.	"Top of the Stack" (instrumental)	James Brown, Alfred Brown	2:48

Personnel

• James Brown - lead vocal
• Charles Sherrell - bass guitar
• Clyde Stubblefield - drums
• Richard "Kush" Griffith - trumpet
• Joe Davis - trumpet
• Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
• Fred Wesley - trombone
• Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - alto saxophone
• St. Clair Pinckney - baritone saxophone
• Jimmy Nolen - guitar
• Alphonso "Country" Kellum - guitar

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs[4]	26